Unity Stoakes

President & Co-founder @ StartUp Health

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Why Alzheimer's Diagnosis Takes 3.5 Years – And How a Simple Blood Test Could Change That

Apr 23, 2026

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1 min read

Why Alzheimer's Diagnosis Takes 3.5 Years – And How a Simple Blood Test Could Change That

Cx Precision Medicine CEO Danguole Altman explains how a blood-based triage tool for primary care could compress the neurodegenerative disease diagnostic journey and unlock earlier, more effective intervention.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Thought Leadership

Rethinking the Rules: Julie Yoo of a16z on Infinite Healthcare, Compound Businesses, and the New Investor Playbook

Apr 10, 2026

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1 min read

Rethinking the Rules: Julie Yoo of a16z on Infinite Healthcare, Compound Businesses, and the New Investor Playbook

One of healthcare's most influential investors sits down with the StartUp Health community to challenge conventional startup wisdom, make the case for infinite healthcare, and explain why the rules that governed digital health company building no longer apply.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Alzheimer’s & Brain Health Moonshot

The New Data Layer in MRI: Valerie and Codi Gharagouzloo, PhD, of Imaginostics on Building a One-of-a-Kind Vascular Health Platform

Apr 7, 2026

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1 min read

The New Data Layer in MRI: Valerie and Codi Gharagouzloo, PhD, of Imaginostics on Building a One-of-a-Kind Vascular Health Platform

From FDA Breakthrough Designation to a partnership with Siemens, Imaginostics is moving fast, and this conversation explains exactly why their technology has no comparable alternative on the market.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Food as Medicine Health Moonshot

Kim Fisher on Why Food as Medicine Is at a Tipping Point — And What It Will Take to Get There

Mar 31, 2026

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1 min read

Kim Fisher on Why Food as Medicine Is at a Tipping Point — And What It Will Take to Get There

From personal diagnosis to pioneering research to a brand-new angel network, Kim Fisher traces the full arc of food and health innovation and makes the case for why founders and investors need to pay attention right now.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

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The Food as Medicine Wave Is Here. Kim Fisher Is Ready.

Mar 30, 2026

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2 min read

The Food as Medicine Wave Is Here. Kim Fisher Is Ready.

Entrepreneur, investor, and UC Davis innovator Kim Fisher on why the stars are finally aligning for food and health — and what founders need to do right now.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Access to Care Moonshot

How cliexa Provides the Clinical Reasoning Engine Powering the Next Wave of Healthcare AI

Mar 27, 2026

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3 min read

How cliexa Provides the Clinical Reasoning Engine Powering the Next Wave of Healthcare AI

StartUp Health community member Mehmet Kazgan of cliexa joins Unity Stoakes to explain why AI scribes are just the beginning, and how clinical reasoning is the missing layer every health system needs right now.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Access to Care Moonshot

From Record to Reason: Mehmet Kazgan of cliexa on Building the Brain Behind Healthcare AI

Mar 27, 2026

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1 min read

From Record to Reason: Mehmet Kazgan of cliexa on Building the Brain Behind Healthcare AI

Mehmet Kazgan of cliexa joins Unity Stoakes to make the case that AI scribes are solving the wrong problem, and to explain what clinical reasoning actually looks like when it is running in the background of real patient care.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Access to Care Moonshot

“We Really Appreciate All of the Support” - Dr. Ian Madom’s Health Transformer Experience

Mar 18, 2026

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2 min read

“We Really Appreciate All of the Support” - Dr. Ian Madom’s Health Transformer Experience

Dr. Ian Madom of Mocingbird shares how the StartUp Health community has supported the company’s journey to reduce administrative burden for clinicians and expand access to care.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Food as Medicine Health Moonshot

Food as Medicine x AI: Two Pioneering Founders on the Future of Personalized Nutrition

Mar 13, 2026

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3 min read

Food as Medicine x AI: Two Pioneering Founders on the Future of Personalized Nutrition

Epicured’s Richard Bennett and Edamam’s Victor Penev explore why food is becoming a core part of care, how reimbursement and consumer demand are accelerating the movement, and where AI fits into the future of personalized nutrition.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Access to Care Moonshot

Reducing Licensing Friction to Unlock Clinician Capacity with Dr. Ian Madom, CEO & Co-founder of Mocingbird

Mar 5, 2026

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3 min read

Reducing Licensing Friction to Unlock Clinician Capacity with Dr. Ian Madom, CEO & Co-founder of Mocingbird

Ian Madom, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon and co-founder of Mocingbird, sits down with Unity Stoakes to discuss how fixing licensing and compliance friction can expand access to care across the U.S.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Access to Care Moonshot

Mocingbird: How Dr. Ian Madom Is Reducing Licensing Friction to Expand Clinical Care

Mar 4, 2026

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2 min read

Mocingbird: How Dr. Ian Madom Is Reducing Licensing Friction to Expand Clinical Care

Ian Madom, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon and co-founder of Mocingbird, explains how simplifying licensing and compliance helps clinicians spend more time with patients and helps health systems scale access across state lines.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Access to Care Moonshot

EqualityMD’s Pre-Insurance Strategy to Reduce Care Avoidance and Lower Healthcare Costs

Feb 24, 2026

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3 min read

EqualityMD’s Pre-Insurance Strategy to Reduce Care Avoidance and Lower Healthcare Costs

Justin Ayars of EqualityMD shares how a pre-insurance healthcare model can prevent claims, lower costs, and reduce care avoidance for employers and employees.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Access to Care Moonshot

Affordable, Inclusive, Insurance-Free: Inside EqualityMD’s Next Chapter

Feb 24, 2026

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2 min read

Affordable, Inclusive, Insurance-Free: Inside EqualityMD’s Next Chapter

StartUp Health community member Justin Ayars of EqualityMD shares how the company is evolving into a pre-insurance healthcare solution designed to reduce costs, prevent insurance claims, and rebuild trust in healthcare.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Access to Care Moonshot

Sana Health Clears a Major Milestone in the Fight Against Chronic Pain

Feb 20, 2026

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3 min read

Sana Health Clears a Major Milestone in the Fight Against Chronic Pain

In this Health Moonshot Update, Richard Hanbury of Sana Health reflects on decades of neuromodulation research, global clinical progress, and PTSD studies with the DoD. An FDA De Novo grant for neuropathic pain followed shortly after this conversation was recorded.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Access to Care Moonshot

Sana Health Advances Toward Global Scale in Pain and PTSD Care

Feb 19, 2026

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3 min read

Sana Health Advances Toward Global Scale in Pain and PTSD Care

In this Health Moonshot Update, Unity Stoakes sits down with StartUp Health community member Richard Hanbury of Sana Health just prior to a major regulatory milestone: an FDA De Novo grant for neuropathic pain, creating a new class of audio-visual neuromodulation. Hanbury shares the decades-long journey behind Sana Health’s science, why neuropathic pain is the strategic wedge for broader mental health adoption, and how pivotal data showed a 78% reduction in gabapentinoid use in the active group. The conversation also explores Sana’s growing PTSD research with the US Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs, expanding studies in Israel, and why multimodal care is essential to the future of scalable pain and mental healthcare.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Thought Leadership

Vinod Khosla on AI Interns, Trust, and Health Moonshots in the Age of Superintelligence

Feb 6, 2026

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3 min read

Vinod Khosla on AI Interns, Trust, and Health Moonshots in the Age of Superintelligence

Recorded live at Apollo House 2026, this fireside chat captures a candid, in-the-room conversation between StartUp Health’s Unity Stoakes and entrepreneur, investor, and technologist Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures on AI’s accelerating impact on healthcare.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Thought Leadership

Feb 6, 2026

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3 min read

Health Moonshots in the Age of Superintelligence: Vinod Khosla & Unity Stoakes at Apollo House

At Apollo House 2026, Unity Stoakes sat down with entrepreneur, investor, and technologist Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures for a wide-ranging fireside chat on what AI platform shifts mean for healthcare. Khosla traces the arc from the microprocessor to the internet to mobile, then argues that today’s AI wave is larger than any prior platform change, with implications that could bring high-quality care to billions.They explore why “copilots” can underperform in complex clinical work, what an “AI intern” model could look like in practice, and why trust, supervision, and fit-for-purpose guardrails matter. In a live exchange with Esther Dyson, the conversation also turns to the human element of care, empathy, and what “real” health support should include beyond diagnosis.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Caregiving Moonshot

Caregivers as the Front Door: A Health Moonshot Update with CAREgivers Insight

Jan 29, 2026

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3 min read

Caregivers as the Front Door: A Health Moonshot Update with CAREgivers Insight

In this conversation, StartUp Health community member Christopher Jue of CAREgivers Insight explains how his company is bridging the disconnect between family caregivers and clinical teams. He and Unity Stoakes dig into what he learned from his father’s preventable hospitalizations, real-world pilot results that show 85% of caregivers would recommend the app, why shifting from B2C to payer partnerships unlocks massive ROI,how AI can coach untrained caregivers and surface early warning signs, and how StartUp Health's Caregiving Health Moonshot has shaved months or years off the company’s learning curve.It is a candid look at how caregiving can become a true doorway into the health system, not an afterthought.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Caregiving Moonshot

The Caregiving Front Door: How CAREgivers Insight Is Rewiring Home-Clinic Connections

Jan 29, 2026

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4 min read

The Caregiving Front Door: How CAREgivers Insight Is Rewiring Home-Clinic Connections

In this Health Moonshot Update, StartUp Health community member Christopher Jue of CAREgivers Insight joins Unity Stoakes to share how empowering caregivers can prevent crises and save the system money.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

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Inside VIBEcare: Indira Paharia, PsyD, on Making Behavioral Health Work in Primary Care

Jan 23, 2026

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3 min read

Inside VIBEcare: Indira Paharia, PsyD, on Making Behavioral Health Work in Primary Care

Primary care is the front line of behavioral health. In this conversation, StartUp Health community member Indira Paharia, PsyD, CEO & Co-founder of VIBEcare, shares why integrated behavioral care must live inside primary care, how virtual models remove access barriers, and what it takes to scale evidence-based care where patients already seek help.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Mental & Behavioral Health Moonshot

Making Behavioral Health Work in Primary Care: A Conversation with Indira Paharia, PsyD, of VIBEcare

Jan 23, 2026

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3 min read

Making Behavioral Health Work in Primary Care: A Conversation with Indira Paharia, PsyD, of VIBEcare

Behavioral health conditions are rising, providers are burned out, and primary care is carrying the load. In this episode, Unity Stoakes sit down with StartUp Health community member Indira Paharia, PsyD, CEO & Co-founder of VIBEcare, to explore how virtual, integrated behavioral health can transform care delivery at scale.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Access to Care Moonshot

From Evidence to Adoption: How datosX Is Redefining Digital Health Validation

Jan 20, 2026

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3 min read

From Evidence to Adoption: How datosX Is Redefining Digital Health Validation

Digital health is moving at AI speed, but evidence generation is still stuck in the past.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Access to Care Moonshot

Inside datosX: The Future of Digital Health Validation and AI-Driven Evidence

Jan 20, 2026

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3 min read

Inside datosX: The Future of Digital Health Validation and AI-Driven Evidence

What if digital health validation could happen in months, not years? In this conversation, StartUp Health community member Robin Roberts of datosX explains how his team is building the category-defining infrastructure for digital health evidence. From faster validation and lower costs to AI-powered intelligence with EVIDIA, this interview reveals how datosX is accelerating innovation, strengthening trust, and reshaping how new health solutions reach patients and providers.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Blog

APOLLO HOUSE Recap: Uniting Bold Innovators, Investors, Big Tech, and Health Leaders to Tackle Health Moonshots in the Age of AI

Jan 14, 2026

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5 min read

APOLLO HOUSE Recap: Uniting Bold Innovators, Investors, Big Tech, and Health Leaders to Tackle Health Moonshots in the Age of AI

A standing-room-only signal from JPM Healthcare Week.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Women’s Health Moonshot

Inside MUTU System: Clinical Validation, Real Outcomes, and a Global Mission to Transform Core & Pelvic Health for Women

Jan 13, 2026

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3 min read

Inside MUTU System: Clinical Validation, Real Outcomes, and a Global Mission to Transform Core & Pelvic Health for Women

Pelvic health conditions affect millions of women, yet most are told to simply cope.

Nicole Kinsey, +1

Unity Stoakes

Why Alzheimer's Diagnosis Takes 3.5 Years – And How a Simple Blood Test Could Change That

Rethinking the Rules: Julie Yoo of a16z on Infinite Healthcare, Compound Businesses, and the New Investor Playbook

The New Data Layer in MRI: Valerie and Codi Gharagouzloo, PhD, of Imaginostics on Building a One-of-a-Kind Vascular Health Platform

Kim Fisher on Why Food as Medicine Is at a Tipping Point — And What It Will Take to Get There

The Food as Medicine Wave Is Here. Kim Fisher Is Ready.

How cliexa Provides the Clinical Reasoning Engine Powering the Next Wave of Healthcare AI

From Record to Reason: Mehmet Kazgan of cliexa on Building the Brain Behind Healthcare AI

“We Really Appreciate All of the Support” - Dr. Ian Madom’s Health Transformer Experience

Food as Medicine x AI: Two Pioneering Founders on the Future of Personalized Nutrition

Reducing Licensing Friction to Unlock Clinician Capacity with Dr. Ian Madom, CEO & Co-founder of Mocingbird

Mocingbird: How Dr. Ian Madom Is Reducing Licensing Friction to Expand Clinical Care

EqualityMD’s Pre-Insurance Strategy to Reduce Care Avoidance and Lower Healthcare Costs

Affordable, Inclusive, Insurance-Free: Inside EqualityMD’s Next Chapter

Sana Health Clears a Major Milestone in the Fight Against Chronic Pain

Sana Health Advances Toward Global Scale in Pain and PTSD Care

Vinod Khosla on AI Interns, Trust, and Health Moonshots in the Age of Superintelligence

Health Moonshots in the Age of Superintelligence: Vinod Khosla & Unity Stoakes at Apollo House

Caregivers as the Front Door: A Health Moonshot Update with CAREgivers Insight

The Caregiving Front Door: How CAREgivers Insight Is Rewiring Home-Clinic Connections

Inside VIBEcare: Indira Paharia, PsyD, on Making Behavioral Health Work in Primary Care

Making Behavioral Health Work in Primary Care: A Conversation with Indira Paharia, PsyD, of VIBEcare

From Evidence to Adoption: How datosX Is Redefining Digital Health Validation

Inside datosX: The Future of Digital Health Validation and AI-Driven Evidence

APOLLO HOUSE Recap: Uniting Bold Innovators, Investors, Big Tech, and Health Leaders to Tackle Health Moonshots in the Age of AI

Inside MUTU System: Clinical Validation, Real Outcomes, and a Global Mission to Transform Core & Pelvic Health for Women

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